Shawn Murphy (American football)

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Shawn Murphy
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Murphy with the Denver Broncos in 2011
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Position Guard
Personal information
Born (1982-12-17) December 17, 1982 (age 42)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight319 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)
College Utah State
NFL draft 2008: 4th round, 110th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shawn Murphy (born December 17, 1982) is an American former professional football guard. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. [1]

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Murphy was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, and Denver Broncos. He is the son of former Major League Baseball player Dale Murphy. [2]

College career

He played one year of college football at Ricks College before going on a two-year Mormon mission in Brazil; on his return, he attended several schools including Dixie State College of Utah before finishing at Utah State, where he earned academic all-conference honors. [3] As a senior in 2007, he earned one of the top consistency grades of any player at his position in the collegiate ranks. He led all WAC offensive linemen with 137 knockdown blocks while also only allowing one quarterback sack. As a result, he received All-American honorable mention and All-WAC second-team recognition. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ Former slugger Dale Murphy's son awaiting selection in NFL draft
  3. ↑ Joseph Person, "Peeking out from Dad's shadow: Panthers lineman Shawn Murphy is trying to make his own wayin pro sports, choosing football over Dale Murphy's specialty" Archived September 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , Charlotte Observer , November 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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